LOUTAH typography for print
Original Typeface Merriweather Sans
Merriweather Sans
Changing Type Original Altered Font Font 1
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Loutah Font
In the first typeface I created I used a cut in each letter. This did not work as each cut was a different size and angle and therefore the font didn’t look like it was from the same font family.
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In the Loutah typeface I modified the original font so that the ascenders and descenders had slanted edges. I also used the same size and angle for the parts of the letters that are cut out.
Sketches
Type Specimen Eighteen Point The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog Twenty Four Point
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog Thirty Six Point
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG Sixty Point
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG
Problems and Solutions On many of the lower case letters I deleted anchor points incorrectly. Instead of using the delete anchor point tool in Illustrator, I just deleted some of the points which created broken paths. Once I imported it into TypeTool the letter would not work properly. In order to fix this I had to recreate the letter in Illustrator to fix the broken paths.
Kerning
TRAVEL BOOK
I intend to use this font for mainly for my headings in my book. However it may also be used for paragraphs because it is quite legible in small point as well. It will also be used for design aspects within the book.